Starter 9.27: Like yesterday, do a T-chart brainstorm. This time, brainstorm stereotypes that the other side has of liberals and conservatives.
During the talk, jot down 3-5 interesting insights, quotes, questions, or new ideas that make you think.
GROUP WORK
Work in groups to complete the following. Be prepared to share your group’s thoughts with the whole class.
- What are the main ideas of this TED talk?
- What questions/confusions did you have?
- What is the advice that Haidt gives us at the end of his talk that is applicable to the project?
- How do we see Haidt’s ideas about the moral values manifest on both sides of the issues? Use the frameworks (harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, in-group/loyalty, authority/respect, purity/sanctity) and any other ideas from the talk to explain the issue through the lens of moral psychology.
- Group 1: Immigration
- Group 2: Same-Sex Marriage (and/or religious liberty)
- Group 3: Criminal Justice
- Group 4: Gun control/Gun rights
- Group 5: Foreign policy/National Security
Journal 9.27: How can this knowledge help us better understand people who are ideologically different than we are? How could it help us find compromise in US politics?